Cameroon and Gabon have stepped up border security after neighboring Equatorial Guinea confirmed a spreading Marburg virus has killed at least nine people. Despite the controls, people are still traveling …
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World TB Day Sees Global Push to Eradicate Disease by 2030
Tuberculosis, or TB, a bacterial infection of the lungs, is one of the world’s deadliest diseases. After decades of progress, cases are on the rise once more. March 24 is …
your ads here!Huge River Restoration Effort Launched at UN Water Summit
Several African and Latin American countries on Thursday launched a major initiative to restore 300,000 kilometers of rivers by 2030, as well as lakes and wetlands degraded by human activity. …
your ads here!In Kenya’s Kibera Slum, a Tech Initiative Empowers Children
In the sprawling Nairobi slum of Kibera, Renice Owino, a young computer programmer, is passing on her knowledge to disadvantaged students. Owino is the founder and driving force behind the …
your ads here!Launch Debut of 3D-Printed Rocket Ends in Failure, No Orbit
A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts made its launch debut Wednesday night, lifting off amid fanfare but failing three minutes into flight — far short of orbit. There …
your ads here!Judge to Rule on Pills to End Pregnancy
A federal judge is expected to rule soon on the fate of a pill that leads to a medication abortion. The drug in question, mifepristone, has been on the market …
your ads here!Malawi President Seeks More Support for Cyclone Victims
Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera is appealing for additional humanitarian assistance for thousands of Malawians displaced by Cyclone Freddy, which has killed more than 500 people in the country. Chakwera made …
your ads here!What Made Beethoven Sick? DNA From His Hair Offers Clues
Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven’s death, researchers pulled DNA from strands of his hair, searching for clues about the health problems and hearing loss that plagued him. They …
your ads here!Report Finds 119,000 Hurt Worldwide by Riot-Control Weapons Since 2015
More than 119,000 people have been injured by tear gas and other chemical irritants around the world since 2015 and about 2,000 suffered injuries from less lethal impact projectiles, according …
your ads here!UN Seeks Game Changers to Address Global Water Crisis
The U.N. secretary-general called for significant commitments and investment Wednesday to avert a growing global water crisis at the start of a major conference on the issue. “Water is …
your ads here!Marburg Virus Spreads in Tanzania, Health Officials on High Alert
Tanzania’s Ministry of Health has confirmed five people died in a first-ever Marburg virus outbreak near the border with Uganda. The virus causes a severe hemorrhagic fever and is deadlier …
your ads here!Superbug Fungus Cases Rose Dramatically During Pandemic
U.S. cases of a dangerous fungus tripled over just three years, and more than half of the country’s 50 states have now reported it, according to a new study. The …
your ads here!Biden Signs Bill on COVID Origins Declassification
President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill Monday that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of COVID-19 more than three years after …
your ads here!Astronomers Sound Alarm About Satellites’ Light Pollution
Astronomers on Monday warned that the light pollution created by the soaring number of satellites orbiting Earth poses an “unprecedented global threat to nature.” The number of satellites in low …
your ads here!MSF in Malawi Takes HPV Vaccine to Primary School Girls
French medical aid group Doctors Without Borders has launched the first Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination drive for schoolgirls in Malawi. They aim to reduce cervical cancer in Malawi, which has the world’s second-highest …
your ads here!Higher Cancer Rates Found in Military Pilots, Ground Crews, Pentagon Study Finds
A Pentagon study has found high rates of cancer among military pilots and for the first time has shown that ground crews who fuel, maintain and launch those aircraft are …
your ads here!Lacking Health Workers, Germany Taps Robots for Elder Care
The white-colored humanoid “Garmi” does not look much different from a typical robot — it stands on a platform with wheels and is equipped with a black screen on which …
your ads here!UN Commission Calls for Closing Gender Digital Divide
The U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality on Saturday called for wide-ranging efforts to close the gap between men and women in today’s technology-driven world and urged zero …
your ads here!Biden’s Ambitious Cancer Goals a Matter of Life or Death for Louisianans
Barbara Washington is a lifelong resident of Convent, Louisiana, a town of fewer than 500 residents along the Mississippi River that has been hit hard by cancer. “One, two, three, …
your ads here!WHO Urges China to Release All COVID-Related Data
Advisers to the World Health Organization urged China to release all information related to the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic Saturday after new findings were briefly shared on an international …
your ads here!Burundi Declares Polio Emergency
Burundi has declared a national public health emergency after polio was detected in a 4-year-old and two other children who had been in contact with the child. The polio outbreak …
your ads here!WHO Sees COVID Posing Similar Threat to Flu This Year
The COVID-19 pandemic could settle down this year to a point where it poses a threat similar to flu, the World Health Organization said Friday. The WHO voiced confidence that …
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